Franklin Center.
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New Jersey·Somerset County
2 tracts·9K people·$612K median·1,424/mi²
White 30 · Asian 28 · Black 23 · Hispanic 14 · Other 3 · Multiracial 2
Married couple 63 · Living alone 22 · Other 15
Retail 37 · Professional 36 · Manufacturing 16 · Health 8 · Leisure 2 · Public admin 0
Management · business · science · arts 64 · Production · transport 13 · Service 10 · Sales · office 10 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 37 · Carpool 21 · Transit 2 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Franklin Center is $612,000 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Franklin Center has 6,646 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 51.5; the population is 29.8% White, 28.1% Asian, 23.3% Black, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Other and 1.6% Multiracial; the average household has 2.4 people; 63.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.3% (Census ACS).
Elizabeth Avenue School is the elementary school with reported scores (38%); Franklin High School is the high school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,748/month, 74% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Franklin Center is $157,212 a year, 83% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Franklin Center, median rent is $2,748/month and the median home value is $612,000 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Franklin Center are inland flooding (98), strong wind (96) and ice storm (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Franklin Center, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).